Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve
Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Dyson Knob stands 197 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wesselman Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Wesselman Park: 0.3 mi
- Ritzy's Sportsplex: 0.5 mi
- Roberts Park: 0.5 mi
- State Hospitals Grounds Park: 0.7 mi
- State Hospital Grounds Park: 0.9 mi
- Mound E: 4.0 mi
- Mound C: 4.0 mi
- Mound F: 4.1 mi
- Mound A: 4.2 mi
- Mound H: 4.2 mi
- Tony's Art: 3.4 mi
- Downtown Evansville Mural: 3.6 mi
- 1937 Flood: 3.9 mi
- Screaming Eagle: 9.1 mi
- Sunbird: 9.1 mi
- 11-6-05 Tornado Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Joseph E. O'Daniel: 9.3 mi
- Anthony "Tony" Russ: 9.3 mi
- Joseph E. O'Daniel: 9.3 mi
- Sarah M. Puckett: 9.4 mi
- Evansville African American Museum: 2.7 mi
- Children's Museum of Evansville: 3.3 mi
- Reitz Home Museum: 3.5 mi
- Evansville Museum: 3.7 mi
- Angel Mounds State Historic Site: 4.2 mi
- Eagle Slough Natural Area: 4.4 mi
- John James Audubon Nature Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Audubon Mill Park: 10.8 mi
- Audubon Mill Park: 10.9 mi
- Scales Lake County Park: 15.1 mi
- SWIMGA Master Garden: 0.6 mi
- Toyota Butterfly Garden: 4.9 mi
- Family Garden: 5.1 mi
- Water Street Memorial Garden: 6.1 mi
- Four Freedom's Monument: 3.7 mi
- USS LST-325: 3.9 mi
- Gilmore Haynie's Monkey Ship: 5.0 mi
- Scuffletown: 8.6 mi
- High Banks: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyson Knob | NE 38° | 197 m | 20.1 mi |
| Big Ditney Hill | NE 37° | 193 m | 13.0 mi |
| Wilson Hill | NNE 22° | 190 m | 21.7 mi |
| Kennedy Hill | NNE 18° | 189 m | 22.6 mi |
| Ringham Hill | NNE 34° | 186 m | 19.2 mi |
| Coal Knobs | E 96° | 183 m | 24.1 mi |
| Moore Hill | NNE 20° | 178 m | 22.2 mi |
| Fisher Knobs | E 88° | 178 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:37 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:53 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 48 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evansville Museum, 4 mi away.
- common pawpaw304 obs
- Kentucky coffeetree87 obs
- sassafras77 obs
- tree-of-heaven72 obs
- mayapple62 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel48 obs
- American tuliptree46 obs
- box elder42 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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